Sabin president, Dr. Peter Hotez recently published a new editorial in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) which calls on the NTD community to use the upcoming presidential and congressional elections as an opportunity to advocate for increased NTD funding. Dr. Hotez points out that NTD control programs have long had bipartisan support, and that regardless of election outcomes, NTD control should be championed as an essential component of US international development assistance.